Court Begins To Realize Torture and Murder In Iraq Within UK Jurisdiction

The Court of Appeal have today handed down a landmark judgment about the torture and abuse of Iraqi civilians in detention with UK Armed Forces in occupied Iraq.

The Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's ruling from December 14 2004 that the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act 1998 do apply to detention cases.

It extended the scope of jurisdiction to include cases of Iraqi civilians being deprived of their liberty generally and then tortured.

Statement by lawyers for Iraqi families.

Cathy Gordon, John Ashton, “‘Landmark ruling’ as Government loses appeal on Iraqi death,” Independent, 12/21/05.